Regulation and Integration of Renewable Energy
This new training course on the Regulation and Integration of Renewable Energy provides a comprehensive introduction to the topic with the latest updates, including developments in policy and regulation in the renewables industry and research.
The objective of this course is to carefully examine the current and future role of renewable energy as a fundamental element of a sustainable, competitive, and secure power industry, as well as the regulatory mechanisms needed to integrate RES in a liberalised electricity system.
The course will answer to the following questions:
- What are the most important elements of governance in the European Energy Union with a focus on renewable energy sources, including Clean Energy Package, Fit-for-55, RePowerEU
- What are the most prominent renewable energy support mechanisms and best practice designs in a market-based environment?
- What are electricity market design implications and alternatives in view of a massive implementation of renewable energy into the market and the grids?
- What are the contracts-for-difference and what is their role in electricity market design?
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What are the contracts-for-difference (CfDs)
The role and design of Contracts for Difference for a future-proof Electricity Market Design
Are contracts-for-differences here to stay?
Register by 26 July for a 10% discount!
Renewable energy sources are changing the paradigms of energy policy, regulation and market design. By now, all electricity-related initiatives, including supply, transmission, delivery and consumption, are directly or indirectly influenced by the expansion and integration of renewable energy.
As a result, market actors have to adapt their commercial strategies to new market conditions, system operators have to engage in a new collaboration, integration and balancing tasks, and policy makers and regulators must consider new support schemes, financial incentivisation and regulation activities in the path towards a carbon-neutral energy system. For this reason, every energy industry professional is now directly or indirectly involved with regulating and integrating renewable energy.
Based on praxis-driven lectures and through interactive discussion with renowned specialists and active group work, the course seeks to contrast current and future regulatory actions needed for the steady development and integration of renewable energy and their implications for the electricity markets and networks, underlying the importance of stronger coordination and cooperation between the various actors involved with the final aim of maximising the benefits of renewable energy deployment.
This training course takes its starting point in the EU, and its Member States, but its focus is not limited to the Old Continent: case studies from America, Africa and Asia will be presented, too.
After completing this course, you’ll be able to:
- To inspect national renewable energy goals and how are they synchronised with Europe’s action plan, also from the perspective of the new governance of energy and climate policy
- To categorise the growing technical and economic challenges and implications for the integration of renewable energy by the TSOs or DSOs.
You’ll get a hands-on learning experience with:
- Tools to implement renewable energy regulation and projects for RES market integration in all segments of the power system
- Auction designs for effectively procuring renewable energy investments
- Examples of successful company strategies to implement a renewable energy portfolio
- Introduction to the governance of renewable energy
- Introduction to the economics of renewable energy sources
- Market integration of renewable energy – general concepts
- Supporting RES uptake – market-based investment in generation capacity
- Integration of RES in liberalised wholesale electricity markets – market-based dispatch of generation
- Impact and integration of RES in electricity system operation and grid planning
- Trends in global renewable energy markets & Case studies of regulation and market integration in liberalised electricity systems
- Beyond electricity: Renewables integration across sectors
- New policy developments in the EU and their impact on renewable energy
The training is developed for:
- Professionals engaged in the sector
- Government agencies
- Regulatory bodies
- Energy companies (unregulated)
- Regulatory affairs department of energy companies including power generation companies, TSOs and DSOs
- Energy companies (regulated) Academics and researchers
- Academics in the field of electricity markets and regulation
- NGOs
- European Associations
- National Associations
No formal background on energy regulation is required. An educational background in engineering, economics or law is strongly recommended. The training is in English.
Each year, the Florence School of Regulation – Energy and Climate (FSR Energy & Climate) awards scholarships for a wide variety of training courses targeting a broad audience of professionals and academics.
Applications will be assessed by a Selection Committee of FSR members on a yearly basis. The successful candidates will be informed after February 2026 and will be provided with all relevant information on how to enroll in the online course or residential training of their choice.
Send your application by 25 January 2026.
Fees
- General fee: 3,000 EUR
- Associate Donor 10%: 2.700 EUR
- Major Donor 20%: 2.400 EUR
- Star Donor 25%: 2.250 EUR
Discounts
A 10% discount is available for groups of 5 or more participants from the same organisation. Please note that this discount cannot be combined with student discounts or donor free seat offers.
Cancellation Policy
Paid registration fee is non-refundable. However, registrant substitution may be made up to 20 days before the course’s start date.
For more information, please read the full FSR cancellation policy.
FAQs Invoicing and Payment Process
For further information, please contact fsr.conferences@eui.eu
Please arrange your travel and accommodation as soon as possible as Florence is very popular in this period.
The fee covers participation in the training, coffee breaks, lunches, and any meals or social activities outlined in the event programme. Travel and accommodation costs are not included.
This is a fully residential training course, and classes will be held in Florence on 27-29 October 2026.
By submitting your application, you are committing to pay the corresponding fee.
Event venue
Sala Europa
Villa Schifanoia
Via Giovanni Boccaccio, 121
50133 Firenze (FI)
How to reach the venue
Information to reach the venue available at this link.
For further information, please contact fsr.conferences@eui.eu
